Front End & WordPress Theme Development Toolbox

A better tool doesn’t make a better craftsman, but a good tool makes working a pleasure.

– Oliver Reichenstein, Information Architects

These are the tools I use to make my working more pleasurable. More pleasurable work leads me to more work since I’m not being bothered by detail that doesn’t feel right. The quantity of work often leads to better understanding toward the work, thus help me to have a better quality of work.

Therefore, in a long term and if it is used correctly, better tool does help the craftsman to be a better craftsman. These are the tools I use in my front end & WordPress theme development work:

Machine

MacBook Pro 13″
The machine for web development. Sharp typography, industry standard, awesome apps, and less time wasted to take care of bothering thing like viruses. I upgraded the RAM to 8 GB so there are less time to be wasted by the beachball.

Dell Mini White
The netbook i used before i migrated to Mac. It has Windows 7 starter & Ubuntu 10.4 installed. If there’s a thing that has to be tested on windows environment, there it is.

iPhone 4SIt’s important to check the site on mobile view since people become more and more accustomed to access website using mobile phone.

WordPress
There are lots of CMSes out there and i frequently choose to develop WordPress theme. It’s frequently updated with latest web technology, it has strong and wide community, it is easy to be extended through its hooks and filters, its documentation is pretty awesome and the UX is really user friendly.